Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Connecting a camera to the autopilot (Lisa/L)

[Ørjan Pettersen]

The Gumstix is already placed on the Lisa/L board. So, adding an 
expansion board is not possible.

Maybe the best solution is a USB capture card connected between the 
camera and the Lisa/L / Gumstix board. Then there are a lot of cameras 
to choose from.

What cameras would be recommended? The ultimate solution would be a 
camera with zoom and the possibility to configure in flight.

The camera below has a remote that enables it to be configured. Not sure 
if this can be adapted to be done remotely or automatically with software.

http://www.rangevideo.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=158

The camera will, at the moment, only be used to capture in flight video. 
So maybe a cheaper, and simpler solution would be better.

Oerjan Pettersen

On 09/15/2010 10:59 AM, Tilman Baumann wrote:
> Ørjan Pettersen wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I was just wondering what type of camera that was in use. It seems like
> > the ones in the Wiki. all uses an analog connection cable.
> >
> > I guess this does not get connected to the autopilot, but to the radio
> > transmitter directly.
> >
> > I'm building an UAV based on the Lisa/L board and a Gumstix board. And I
> > would like to connect a camera to the Lisa/L board.
>
> The Gumstix Overo CPU has a camera interface. Several solutions exist for
> that. The pins might be tricky to reach, since Overo AFAIK does not route
> them in the 'big bus'.
>
> USB might be a bit too low-tech. Webcams generally have awful frame rates.
>
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